Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell and the Wildcats will be making their fifth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. 'We obviously overcame some adversity throughout the season,' he said.

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The 10th-ranked University of Kentucky, one of eight Southeastern Conference teams in the field, earned a No. 3 seed in the women's NCAA Tournament on Monday night, the second time in school history the Wildcats have been seeded that high and the first time since 1983.

The Wildcats (24-8), placed in the Notre Dame Regional, will play No. 14 Wright State (26-8) in a first-round game at 11 a.m. Saturday on ESPN2 in Memorial Coliseum at Lexingon.

The second game has No. 6 Syracuse (22-9) and No. 11 Chattanooga (29-3) playing at 1:30 p.m. The winners meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday to determine who advances ...